This photograph was taken today during a dense morning fog. We had heavy thunderstorms last night and the large trees were still full of raindrops.

Post-processing: Shot with the Canon EOS 5D and the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L lens at 24mm, ISO 1000, shutter speed 1/200s and aperture f/8. I converted this RAW file to black & white via a "secret technique" I learned today from a friend - we'll see if I'm allowed to reveal it sometime in the future. :) Curves adjustments for contrast and slight color balancing for tone.

another stunner! this is absolutely amazing! I know I probably say this all of the time, but this is absolutely my favourite shot from you :D...

the darker and eerie nature of this is something which is more of a rarity from you, but its someting I really appreciate... especially when there is quite a comical stance at the end of the dark standing in the light

So the secret technique is to use the gradient map. Image -->Adjustments-->Gradient Map and then select the black&white option. You can use a blending mode to make the effect more dramatic or leave as is. The result is nearly identical to what my 5D creates in 'monochome' mode.

I did a side-by-side comparison of a 5D-processed monochrome image and Kathleen-processed RAW file of the same photo, and I can't see any difference even on close inspection of the large file. Pretty nice!

perfect picture, I really like tonality of those trees, the light on that road, but all these things just support the atmosphere, the most important is somebody standing in the light ... impressive photo

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